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# patent

adjective (patent, no change); noun (patent, patents)

«patent» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Patent means obvious or easy to see, and also describes shiny leather with a glossy coating (patent leather). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patent/#m1)
2. A patent is an official right that stops others from copying and selling an invention. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patent/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales shiny patent leather shoes; in lessons glue or medicine made under a special right and sold by one maker; also used in «patent» meaning obvious

### Examples

- Her new shoes were of patent leather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patent/#x1)
- The inventor got a patent for his new machine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patent/#x2)
- The glue was patent, so no other shop could sell it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patent/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «patent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«patent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patent.html) on Mova free.